Review of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) by Maineutral R — 25 Jan 2014

The epic finale of the original crew. The Undiscovered Country is mostly a character-driven story that deftly blends strong performances, great special effects, exciting events, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and a freaking huge improvement over Star Trek V.

The sixth movie covers the last voyage of the original Enterprise crew and it certainly couldn't be anymore beautiful; we truly feel this last adventure as if we we're there, living this long, emotional goodbye. It doesn't have much action scenes, but that's because the movie knows the story is so strong that it doesn't need action as much as crisp intriguing story-telling, it even gets thought-provoking. And yes, I liked the lines taken from Hamlet to fit in the story.

It's good when a saga gives the best of endings, and Star Trek nailed it...with Hamlet references. Much like Wrath of Khan is a great example of how a sequel must be, The Undiscovered Country is a great example of how to end a good story...with Hamlet references. We all know, and this movie does too, that a great story deserves a great ending. The original crew has send-off, and we can feel fine...because it had Hamlet references. OK, joke's over: Star Trek VI is awesome and it's entertaining, emotional, nearly-epic and satisfying. If Star Trek V led you almost dead and hurt, VI is your revitalizing machine and your pain killer pill. This is Dr. McCoy, out.